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The Latest: 01/24/2025 04:59am ET
This is your 24/7 News Update, the latest news this hour in just 4 minutes. President Trump is taking the first trip of his second term this week. The president is scheduled to visit recent disaster areas in California and North Carolina today. Trump told reporters that first he'll be stopping in North Carolina, where Tropical Storm Helene caused billions of dollars worth of damage last September. He'll then head to California to review the damage from the recent Los Angeles area wildfires. In a Fox News interview that aired Wednesday night, Trump threatened to withhold federal aid to California if its water policies aren't changed. He also criticized FEMA and said he'd rather see the states take care of their own problems. A federal judge is temporarily blocking President Trump's executive order that aims to limit birthright citizenship. Sally Pedersen has more. "Challenges from four democratic states argue Trump's action violates the U.S. constitution. Specifically they say the 14th Amendment, which says anyone born in the country, is a citizen. A judge in Seattle has on Thursday agreed to pause, implemented the policy for 14 days, while more briefings are held. There are also several other legal challenges across the country, creating an early speed bump in Donald Trump's road map for his presidency, Sally Pedersen, New York." House Republicans have passed what they call a "born-alive abortion bill." Brian shook reports. "The bill requires doctors to provide the same degree of care if a child is born alive during an attempted abortion as they would a normal childbirth, while Republicans frame the bill as not being anti-abortion but anti-infanticide it's been largely criticized for its redundancy. Although a rare occurrence, it's already illegal for doctors to allow infants to die if they're born alive during an abortion attempt. I'm Brian shook." And the 17-year-old who vainly shot a student at a Nashville high school live-streamed part of the crime. That's according to Kick, the streaming platform the shooter used. The company says the account that posted the video was quickly banned, and the company removed it. I'm Mark Mayfield. President Trump is signing an executive order to declassify records related to high-level assassinations. "A lot of people are waiting for this for a long few years." He signed the order Thursday, promising to release information on the murders of former President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Trump said many people had been waiting a long time for this information and added that everything will be revealed. President Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense Pete Hankseth has advanced through the Senate confirmation. He has sent it voted largely along party lines Thursday to advance Hankseth with the final vote of 51 to 49. Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins voted against him. With Murkowski saying she cannot, in good conscience, support his nomination. She added that past behavior that Hankseth has admitted to, including infidelity on multiple locations, demonstrates a lack of judgment. Hankseth has faced allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking. The Senate advanced Hankseth's nomination on Thursday, setting up his confirmation vote on the floor today. Nearly two dozen House Republicans are backing a bill that would repeal the Face Act. Tammy Trujillo reports. The act makes it a federal crime to block the entrances to clinics that offer reproductive healthcare services. Texas Congressman Chip Royce says it was weaponized by the Biden administration. Disproportionately targeting pro-life Americans while simultaneously failing to protect pregnancy resource facilities. Royce says a repeal is not enough. He wants the Trump administration to pardon pro-life activists who were arrested over the last four years. Ten defendants received prison sentences ranging from 10 months to 57 months for their participation in a 2020 blockade of an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C. I'm Tammy Trujillo. And Costco is rejecting any efforts to reduce diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. A conservative activist group recently sent Costco a proposal saying they should conduct an evaluation to see if DEI policies pose any risk to the company. On Thursday, Costco's board of directors voted it down.